Warning shots to protect small expanses of trees (10)
I believe the answer is:
forestries
'expanses of trees' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are plural nouns, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'warning shots to protect small' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite see how this works, but
'warning' could be 'fore' (used to warn of airborne balls on a golf course) and 'fore' is found in the answer.
'shots' could be 'tries' (attempts at something) and 'tries' is located in the answer.
'small' could be 's' (abbreviation - e.g. clothes size) and 's' is present in the answer.
No letters remain.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
